With Sasuke And his team*

Sasuke sat on a cliff where he had set up camp with his team for the night now he was watching the sun rise above the clouds his dark eyes not leaving the moving object he was deep in thought about something last night he couldn't sleep well but he didn't know why.

He knew that there wasn't any danger around especially since he had killed Itachi a few months ago and everything was quiet now so why couldn't he sleep last night?

Sasuke let his mind wander to last night trying to remember what kept him awake then he remembered the vision or dream he had and it was weird because Itachi was in his dream which he figured was normal since he did kill his brother.

Sasuke sighed he had forgiven his brother once Itachi had told him everything that happened that night when the clan was wiped out but it wasn't about that no Itachi had told him to keep an open mind to whom he would meet. What did his brother mean by that?

Who was he going to meet? And when? The only thing Itachi said was" You will soon find out, but once you meet her she will not be an enemy, you will know once you see her!" Itachi had told him which confused the young Uchiha.

Who did he mean? He knew it was female since Itachi was saying "Her!" As in a female, was it a warning that this female was going to be in trouble and that Itachi wanted him to keep her safe once he ran into her?

Shaking his head to clear his thoughts when he heard movement from behind him letting him know his team was slowly waking up" Morning Sasuke!" Karin said in a tired voice as she yawned and stretched her arms. But he ignored the redhead's greeting, standing up and walking over toward the others " Let's get going!" he ordered hiding his uncomfortable look with a cold expression.

Jugo looked at the Uchiha with a raised eyebrow as if reading his movements but the orange-haired male didn't say anything.

" Let's get going." Sasuke said once he saw that everyone was awake" Where are we going?" Karin asked as she adjusted her glasses. Sasuke eyes narrowed as he thought about it Itachi's warning rang in his head but he shook the thought away.

It took Sasuke a few seconds to answer the redhead's question, rubbing his temple " Let's head to the hidden leaf village!" He said ignoring the confused looks his companions were giving him.

The young Uchiha turned his back to them and leaped into a tree the others following behind him.

With Soifon*

Soifon had made it to her division and already spoken to Omeada about taking care of her squad when she was gone She was worried about what would happen or nothing would get done why she was away on a mission ' Maybe I can ask Lady Yoruichi to keep an eye on things, but I don't think I'll have-' the small captain's thoughts was cut off by a voice.

" Hey, Soifon what are you up to?" The person that Soifon was thinking about had just walked up to her why she was in deep thought but the captain shook the shook away before turning to her former mentor.

" Nothing much, just getting ready to go on a mission with Captain Ukitake, Lieutenant Abari and Lieutenant Kuchki!" The small woman answered as she looked at the ground" A mission? Then why does it look like you have doubts about going?" The dark-skinned woman commented as she walked alongside her former student.

Soifon gave a small nod" I'm worried about leaving Omeada alone for a while by himself to watch my squad!" she explained solemnly, turning her gray gaze at the goddess of flash who had a thoughtful look.

" But I was thinking of asking you if I had time before the mission!" Soifon began getting Yoruichi's attention " Ask me about what? You know I'll do everything for you." She said placing a hand on the younger woman's shoulder which caused the captain to tense a bit but she quickly shook it off.

" I was wondering why I was away if you could keep an eye on my squad, make sure that Omeada is doing everything he should be doing!" Soifon said as she sighed she would even ask Kisuke to keep an eye on her squad since she guess that the former twelfth squad captain was more trustworthy then her own lieutenant but the proud captain would never admit it.

Soifon looked at her former mentor who had a small smile" Of I will make sure everything is in check, you can trust me, I'm gonna be in the soul society for a while anyway!" The dark-skinned beauty said with a grin " Thank you, Lady Yoruichi!" Soifon responded with a small smile, she grunted when the older woman chuckled " Don't mention it. And stop call me that I told you to just call me Yoruichi." the woman said in a slight annoyed tone.

"You and I both know I don't deserve it anymore!" Yoruichi said the last part quietly which was true she didn't deserve she didn't think so.

Soifon sighed she checked the time to see it was about time to leave" Anyway, Lady...I mean Yoruichi I got to go now. Please keep my squad in one piece, and thank you." the shorter woman said as she stood on her tip toes to leave a small kiss on the older woman cheek before she left leaving the shooked former captain standing in the creditor of the second squad.

With Squad Seven*

Squad seven was out on a small mission but to a blond-haired knucklehead, it was a boring mission They were sent to help clean the river in a nearby village.

Sai sighed as he walked behind his team beside Kakashi. About three hours later they got to the village" Once you finish cleaning up the river come find me!" Kakashi replied as he walked away Naruto and Sakura glared after him.

" Why can't he help us clean for once!?!" Naruto shouted his blue eyes glinting in iteration Sai shook his head ignoring the blond.

Walking over to the river start cleaning, grab a soda can toss it in a trash bag that Sakura pulled out of her backpack, and hold it open. "At least the breeze is blowing!" Sakura replied with a smile Sai nodded agreeing

After a few hours of cleaning half of the river, the trio sat on the riverbank taking a break from cleaning now enjoying their lunch break.

" Wonder what sensei is doing!" Naruto grumbled as he munched on a rice ball" Probably reading one of his pervy books!" Sakura responded as she took a drink of her soda.

Sai was quietly eating just listening to his team talk that was until a loud screech echoed through the forest, All three jumped to their feet setting down their food " What was that?" Sakura asked looking around frankly Naruto looked around as well" It sounded like some kind of monster!" The blond replied as he scanned their surroundings.

Sai nodded as he scanned the area to find whatever it was making that sound. His gaze landed on a creature across the river heading their way.

As the three got a closer look at the creature, it had a body of a snake and a skull that looked like a snake head along with a hole in its chest. " What is that thing?" Sakura asked with wide eyes as Sai and Naruto looked at it " Whatever it is I'm going to kill it!" Naruto replied with a smirk as Sai nodded in agreement as he reached for his sword " Be careful you two!" Sakura responded with a worried tone as the creature got closer its mouth wide open in a fierce howl. Naruto and Sai looked at each other and nodded.

Both waited for the creature to get closer to strike, As it got closer Naruto made a few hand signs for his shadow clan jutsu as his clones appeared " Let's do it!" He responded as Sai followed suit with his scroll and his ink pain summoned an ink bird and jumped on it.

As the creature opened its mouth to shoot a few fireballs the two easily dodged it Naruto charged at it and gave it a couple of pounces and kicked which didn't do much damage he landed beside Sakura " That didn't hurt it!" He responded, as Sai looked at the creature trying to figure out how to strike it.

He drew a few birds and summoned them to attack the creature As the birds attacked the creature struck them with its tail hard enough that the bird exploded it roared as it sent a few more fireballs at them.

The bird Sai was on dodged as Naruto and Sakura dodged them from the ground. " Damn! How the hell are we able to defeat this thing?" Naruto growled iterated as the creature howled before either Sai or Sakura responded to their friend's question.

A voice shouted "Shakkaho!" They turned to see a red flame ball flying past them hitting the creature straight in the skull and killing it instantly, Naruto and Sakura watched with wide eyes amazed Sai watched with a bored expression. Sai jumped off his bird and vanished.

As Sakura and Naruto looked behind them to see where the voice and attack came from were four figures standing a little away from them.

Once the newcomers got closer Naruto, Sakura and Sai got a closer look.

The first one was a relatively petite woman with gray eyes and black hair She wore short with two long braids bound in white cloth, each ending in a large golden ring, Naruto couldn't help but swallow she looked like someone that he knew but if it wasn't for the energy she was letting off.

The second one was a tall man with long white hair and he wore the same outfit as the small woman. But the man had a friendly look.

The third one that stood beside the long white haired man was another woman but she seemed to be younger then the other two, she had short black hair bangs framing her pale face and she had violet eyes.

The last one was well built young man he was the same age as the short woman but he had long red hair that was in a spikey ponytail.